that b of the bang should be dismantled and placed in storage until funds could be raised for its safe reins ##tate ##ment . the report recognised the sculpture ' s aesthetic value for manchester and manchester city council committed itself to working with the artist to reach a long @ - @ term solution . one possibility involved the replacement of the steel spikes with alternatives made from carbon fibre , although the report under ##lined the necessity for extensive testing . in january 2009 , antony go ##rm ##ley , creator of the angel of the north — to which b of the bang is often compared — spoke out in support of the sculpture , stating that , " it is a great tribute to
that b of the bang should be dismantled and placed in storage until funds could be raised for its safe reinstatement. the report recognised the sculpture's aesthetic value for manchester and manchester city council committed itself to working with the artist to reach a long @ - @ term solution. one possibility involved the replacement of the steel spikes with alternatives made from carbon fibre, although the report underlined the necessity for extensive testing. in january 2009, antony gormley, creator of the angel of the north — to which b of the bang is often compared — spoke out in support of the sculpture, stating that, " it is a great tribute to